On the Immediate Situation

Since the national meeting of the Maoist Communist Group in April, we in
Boston have been engaged in sustained invesigation and struggle into the
internal contradictions within our group. We view internal contradictions
as primary and understand the need to constantly work to correctly handle
contradictions among the people by following the principle
unity-struggle-unity. This, in addition to our focus on struggling against
the division of labor within our organization, is an important break from
the practices of the NY branch of the MCG. Externally, we have been
focused on outreach, propaganda and agitation work in Dorchester. This is
a form of social investigation to determine contradictions which define
the situation in Dorchester and, more broadly, Boston as a whole. These
investigations have also included prolonged follow-up meetings with
contacts to explore mutual grounds for political development in a clear
and non-mystified manner. We have identified a lack of prompt follow-up
with contacts as a key barrier in developing sustained relations with
contacts and making inroad into a ongoing struggle. There are also
substantial barriers in communicating our political orientation without
being conflated with NGO groupings that also table in the area. We need to
more thoroughly investigate and merge with ongoing workplace and housing
struggles across the city. In addition to this, we are currently
struggling over the best ways to improve our overall presentation,
engagement, and agitation work among mass contacts. Through addressing
these contradictions we will continue to improve our political practice
and advance the cause of the proletarian revolution.